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Primary Directions Doctrine

A directional timing technique that moves significators through diurnal motion, with the current reference row limited to a narrow reviewed geometric lane.

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TopicTiming technique
TraditionsTechnical / supporting reference, Traditional astrology
Source texts3
Documented rules0
Coverage state

Calculation reference.

This record supports calculation or technical context rather than interpretive doctrine.

Source basis

A directional timing technique that moves significators through diurnal motion, with the current reference row limited to a narrow reviewed geometric lane.

It should not promise complete primary-direction judgement or every traditional variant.

Primary directions are a traditional timing family based on the apparent daily motion of the celestial sphere.

Primary directions are part of the broader timing family alongside profections, decennials, firdaria, and return-based revolution work.

Primary directions have many historical lanes, including different keys, different promissor sets, and different latitude or quadrant policies.

That mix supports calculation language while keeping historical variants separate.

The public page can describe the narrow semi-arc calculation family and its technical astronomy footing.

The reviewed lane uses ecliptic-to-equatorial conversion, ascensional difference, oblique ascension, and same-quadrant semi-arc logic for selected directions.

The reviewed row describes a constrained geometric implementation and does not claim to cover every historical direction method.

The row does not publish outcome delineations from directed contacts and does not resolve all historical direction-key controversies.

The row keeps mathematical and historical claims separated so downstream pages can display a conservative lane description.

The row treats these as technical preconditions for a narrow lane, not as a complete catalogue of direction keys and promissor-significator policies.

The source stack combines a traditional primary-directions guide with technical astronomy references for the coordinate transformations.

This seed row only describes the reviewed lane named in the source note.

Those claims need separate reviewed rows with lane-specific locators.

Doctrine sections

Each section groups reviewed rule notes by topic and lists the sources those notes draw on.

Section

Timing Technique

Reviewed source context for this timing technique. 3 listed sources.
Source texts
  • Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (2nd ed.). Example listing: Celestaire.

  • Martin Gansten primary-directions source bundle: chiefly Annual Predictive Techniques... ch. 6 + App. II-III, supplemented by local historical directions material.

  • W. M. Smart, Textbook on Spherical Astronomy.

3 locator entries
  • Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (2nd ed.). Example listing: Celestaire.

  • Martin Gansten primary-directions source bundle: chiefly Annual Predictive Techniques... ch. 6 + App. II-III, supplemented by local historical directions material.

  • W. M. Smart, Textbook on Spherical Astronomy.

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